Alcinous
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Alcinous was a Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his influential handbook of Platonism, the *Handbook of Platonism* (Didaskalikos), which systematized Plato’s doctrines for later antiquity.
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| instanceOf |
Middle Platonist philosopher
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Platonist philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ author ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Albinus (disputed identification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach |
eclectic use of non-Platonic sources within a Platonic framework
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systematization of Plato’s dialogues into a coherent doctrine ⓘ |
| citedIn | later ancient philosophical literature ⓘ |
| doctrine |
classification of virtues (political, purificatory, contemplative)
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emphasis on the Forms as thoughts in the divine Nous ⓘ ethical goal of assimilation to God (homoiosis theo) ⓘ hierarchical metaphysical structure (First God, Nous, World Soul) ⓘ systematic exposition of Plato’s doctrines ⓘ tripartite psychology (rational, spirited, appetitive soul) ⓘ use of Aristotelian terminology within Platonism ⓘ |
| era | 1st–2nd century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
mediator between early Platonism and Neoplatonism
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source for Middle Platonist doctrine ⓘ |
| impact | shaped later understanding of Plato in late antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Platonist authors
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Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ later Platonist commentators ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Plato ⓘ Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Didaskalikos
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Handbook of Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Didaskalikos
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Handbook of Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Middle Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | Handbook of Platonism survives almost complete ⓘ |
| region | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly debate on identity with Albinus ⓘ |
| topic |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ logic ⓘ physics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| workGenre | philosophical handbook ⓘ |
| workLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| workStructure | systematic handbook of Platonist doctrine ⓘ |
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